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News around Harar
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| Just Back: khat out of the bag (Daily Telegraph) |
| Publish Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:20:46 GMT |
| Aidan Jones is the latest winner of our weekly travel writing competition for his account of an addictive pastime in Ethiopia. |
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| From our columnists (The Malaysian Insider) |
| Publish Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:44:57 GMT |
| FEB 23 — Asia’s toilets can shock the most seasoned traveller. An Asian public washroom — or “toilet” — causes an ethnocentric reaction in many foreign visitors. The squat toilet ... |
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| The beauty and the beasts of Harar, Part 2 (The Malaysian Insider) |
| Publish Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:44:05 GMT |
| FEB 23 — Due to negative stereotypes of hyenas conjured by cartoons and movies, I always thought that they were nasty and ugly-looking beasts. Surprisingly, they looked cute and adorable, especially their ears. They were round, fluffy and I assumed soft to the touch, not unlike the pandas’. Their spotted hairy coats looked clean and resembled those of tortoise-shell cats. Balai and Solomon ... |
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| Relevant Links (AllAfrica.com) |
| Publish Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:04:10 GMT |
| On February 15, however, the A.U.'s Peace and Security Council decided not to broaden AMISOM's mandate to peace enforcement, diminishing the probability of a major action by the T.F.G. in Mogadishu.. |
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| From our columnists (The Malaysian Insider) |
| Publish Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:09:39 GMT |
| MARCH 2 — Before coming here, I never thought much about canes but when I did, it was usually in a positive light. Walking canes help the disabled, elderly, and hikers ... |
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